Edwin Tam
Teknow Apex Company
Description:
This two-part webinar presents the basics of bioplastics. It is intended for those who are new to this subject, including scientists, chemists, material engineers, application development engineers, design engineers, mold makers, process engineers, mechanical engineers, technical service engineers, marketing engineers, and research and development engineers. Topics covered will include:
- Driving forces behind the bioplastics industry
- Size of bioplastics market
- Terminology
- Types of bioplastics - properties and processing (starch-based, PLA, PBAT, PHA
- ASTM test standards governing bioplastics
- Life-cycle analysis
- Typical bioplastics markets and applications
- Examples of U.S. Based suppliers of boplastics polymers and compounds